Rivard-Crook et al v. Accelerated Payment Technologies, Inc.

Filing 206

ORDER Granting 203 Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Motion to Remove Counsel of Record. Attorneys Madeline L DiCicco and Lance W Johns terminated. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 04/01/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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BARBARA RIVARD-CROOK; et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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ACCELERATED PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES, )
INC.,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:10-cv-02215-MMD-GWF
Consolidated with:
2:11-cv-00986-MMD-GWF
2:12-cv-00003-MMD-GWF
2:12-cv-00776-MMD-GWF
ORDER
Ex Parte Motion to Remove Counsel
of Record (#203)

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This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Motion to Remove Counsel of

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Record (#203) filed on March 25, 2014. Mr. Charles Robert Peterson, Esq., represents that Lance

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W. Johns and Madeline L. DiCicco, attorneys with the law firm Johns & Durrant LLP, no longer

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represent Plaintiffs Todd Grant, Steve Gautier, Terry Conners, Neil Maglaya, Ryan Brennan, and

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Larry Bright in this matter. Thus, Plaintiffs request that Mr. Johns’ and Ms. DiCicco’s names be

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removed as counsel of record for the aforementioned Plaintiffs.

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The Court finds the movant substantially establishes good cause for the withdrawal.

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Attorneys Charles Robert Peterson and Neil B. Durrant will continue to represent the named

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Plaintiffs. Furthermore, under Local Rule 7-2(d), the failure of an opposing party to file points and

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authorities in response to any motion shall constitute a consent to the granting of the motion. The

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time to oppose the instant Motion has expired, and no opposition has been filed. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Motion to Remove Counsel of
Record (#203) is granted.
DATED this 1st day of April, 2014.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge